Ironing board



Aug. 17,1926. 1,596,160

J. P. DORAU IRONING BOARD Filed Feb. 9, 1923 INVENTOR. Jag/9A ATTORNEYS- position so that the Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

PT'ENT JOHN P. DOBAU, OF HORICON, WISCONSIN.

IRONING BOARD.

Application filed February 9,

Thisinvention relates to improvements in ironing boards, and more particularly to ironing boards which are adapted to be folded.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide an ironing boardwhich may be easily and quickly folded to a closed ironing board will occupy a minimum amount of space when stored.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing board in which thesupporting legs may be securely held in an open position so that they cannot accidentally I; close or provide an unsteady support.

A further object of the invention is to provide a' foldable ironing board. which is of very simple construction, is strong and durable, and is well adaptedfor the purpose described.

With the above an other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved ironing board and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved ironing board shown in open position;

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view thereof with the parts shown in folded or closed position;

Fig. 3 is a side View of the invention with open position; and

Fig. 4 is a front end view thereof. I

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 8 indicates the ironing board proper which may be of any desirable shape, but is preferably of rectangular form, except the front end portion 8 which is tapered. An inverted U-shaped bracket member 9 is mounted transversely on the under side of the board and the upper end portions of a pair of legs 10 are pivotally connected thereto by pivot bolts 11. Said upper end portions are cut diagonally as indicated by the numeral 10 so that when in open position they will bear flatly against the underside of the board and forms stop for the outward movement of said. legs. The legs 10 diverge of a modified form the parts shown in from each other outwardly from the bracket and medially oftheir length are connected together by a brace member 12.

A third leg 13 is hingeda-t its upper end Serial No. 618,029.

to the lower side of the board 8 by a-hinge 1d and its upper end 13 is cut diagonally to bear against said board and form a stop for the leg when in open position. A lever 15 is pivotally connected to the lower side of the end of said board by means of a staple 16 and the lower portion is of bifurcated form as at 17.- Said bifurcated portions 17 are bent so that a slight angle is formed at their point of junction with the main portron of the lever 15, as at 18. -The extremity of each bifurcated portion has pivotally secured thereto,.by means of bolts 21., a brace rod 19 and a link 2O. Each of said rods extend to one of the legs 10 and is secured thereto medially of its length, as at 22. The other ends of the links 20 are pivotally secured to opposite edges of the leg 13 medially of its length by means of a bolt 23. Secured between the bifurcated portions 17 of the lever 15 is a sh-ortrod 24 which is adapted to engage a transverse slot 25 in said leg 13 to hold the various parts in a fixed relation when the legs of the ironing board are in open position, as shown in Fig. 1. To unlock the parts, it is only necessary to swing the leg 13 inwardly toward the lower side of the board, and the legs, lever and links may then be folded to a position parallel to the board 8, as shown in Fig. 2, and in which position a minimum amount of space will be occupied by the ironing board, and theboard may be eas ily stored away.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 3 and 4%, two legs 26 are provided instead of the single leg 13 in Figs. 1 and 2. Said legs are pivot-ally secured to an inverted U- shaped bracket 27, as at 28, and slightly cliverge from eachother. Two lever members 15' are used and said members are pivotally secured to'the under side of the board, as at 16. The outer ends of said levers each have pivotally secured thereto, as at 21', a pair of brace rods 19 and 29 which diverge and are connected to the legs 10. Links 20 are also connected at 21 and one is pivoted to each of said legs 26. A transversely extending brace 30 [connects the legs 26 and on said brace a pivotal clamp 31 is secured. Pegs 32 limit the movement of said clamp and when the parts'are in their open position, the clamp will engage a bar 2a, carried bythe levers, to lock the legs in open position. To assist in locking the parts in o-penposition, hinges 33 connected between the. lower side of 2 1,5ss,1so

the board 8 and said legs 10 are provided. A conventional form of stop 34 will limit the movement of said hinges. In this modified form of the invention, the ironing board is folded by disengaging the clamp 31 from the bar 24 and then the legs 26 can be swung inwardly. The parts Will fold to lie parallel with the board.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the ironing board is of very sim ple construction, and is Well adapted for the purpose described.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

'1. An ironing table, comprising a board member, a pair of legs pivotally connected to the bottom portion thereof medially of its length, an additional leg pivotally connected to the bottom portion of the board near one end thereof, brace members pivotally connected to said pair of legs, link members pivotally connected to the brace members and to the other of said legs, and a lever member directly pivotally connected to the board memher, to the brace members and to the link members.

2. An ironing table, comprising a board member, a pair of legs pivotally connected to the bottom portion thereof, the upper end portions of said legs adjacent the board being out diagonally, a third leg connected to the bottom portion of the board member spaced from said first mentioned legs, said leg having a slotformed therein medially of its ends, a bifurcated lever member pivotally connected to the bottom portion of the board member, a rod connected to the bifurcated portions of said lever member, brace members pivotally connected to said pair of legs and to the bifurcated end portions of said lever member, and link members pivotally connected to said brace members to the lever member and to said third leg, said rod engaging the; slotted portion of said third leg and cooperating With the diagonally cut ends of said pairof legs to hold all of the legs in open position and to limit the movement of the legs.

A table comprising a top, a link pivoted adjacent one end thereof, a support pivot d adjacent the other endthereof, a second support pivoted intermediate said first support and said link, and connections from said link to both of said supports.

In testimony whereof, I afliX my signature.

JOHN-VP. DORA-U. 

